Meaning of Declivity

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Declivity

1. 1
   n.

   Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as descending, being a declivity, which, considered as ascending, is an acclivity.

2. 2
   n.

   A descending surface; a sloping place.

3. 3
   n.

   Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as descending, being a declivity, which, considered as ascending, is an acclivity.

4. 4
   n.

   A descending surface; a sloping place.